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My usual burnout post; much of burnout is really chronic fatigue (ME/CFS) and much of chronic fatigue is from a genetic predisposition and a trigger. hEDS/HSD appears to be the most common genetic predisposition.

This stuff occurs in smart people more than it should, usually with some sort of anxiety disorder or ADHD. Some of the best public info on this is from Dr Jessica Eccles who examines the relationship between cognition, emotions, and the autonomic nervous system. This stuff shows up in a lot of stats, eg a huge portion of people with long Covid have some sort of hypermobility.

There are effective psychopharmacological treatments for dysautonomia which is usually the underlying mechanism.

parent cjbgkagh 2 years ago

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